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Topeka, KS metro area

Metro area housing permits

Topeka, KS metro area building permits: new housing

577 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, -11% on the year before, with $144M of construction value.

577
Housing units, last 12 months-11% vs. prior 12: $144M
Construction value: 39%
In 5+ unit buildings224 units: #278
Rankof 922

New housing units permitted per month

Places in the Topeka, KS metro area

Topeka315
Shawnee County Unincorporated Area87
Jefferson County Unincorporated Area62

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	45 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	20 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	36 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	17 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	24 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	35 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	78 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	281 units	250 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	22 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	30 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	32 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	31 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	32 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	27 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	25 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	12 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	24 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	20 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	87 units	48 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	213 units	176 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	30 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	36 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	42 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	29 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings

By building size

Last 12 months. Value is the construction cost reported on the permits.

Building size	Buildings	Units	Value
Single-family	329	329	$93.7M
2 units	12	24	$4.3M
3–4 units	0	0	—
5+ units	10	224	$46.3M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	635	250	$142M
2024	382	25	$94.3M

Key facts

Topeka, KS metro area permitted 577 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $144,354,000 in construction value.
That is -11% compared with the 12 months before (651 units).
329 were single-family homes and 224 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (10 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $284,897.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 29 units were permitted.
It ranked #278 of 922 U.S. metro and micro areas by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 635 units were permitted ($142M).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, data through September 2026. New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits, including the Bureau’s estimates for places that didn’t report; commercial buildings and renovations are not counted. How we use it

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